IT'S T IN THE BAG
Stefanie Reifbäck, STATEC BINDER, Austria, explains how to ensure the longevity of a fully automatic bagging machine.
he purchase of a fully automatic bagging machine involves quite a large investment. First of all, it is important to choose a strong and reliable partner with the right machine for the desired application. In addition, it is even more important to know what needs to be done to ensure that the machine is reliable and works as it should. These are basic tasks that can make a big difference. This article will explain the fundamentals of ensuring the longevity of a fully automatic bagging machine. It is especially important in the fertilizer industry that bagging machines are designed to ensure that they remain working for a long time. Due to the corrosive nature of fertilizer, the use of stainless steel for the housing and main parts of the machine, as well as increased corrosion protection, is essential. Over the years, machines have been continuously optimised to ensure a long service life even when packaging corrosive products. Aside from ensuring the high quality of the machines, there are several other important factors that work towards guaranteeing longevity of service for bagging machines. Several steps are taken to ensure that machines are well-designed for the handling of corrosive products. For example, for components of the packaging system that come into contact with the product being packaged, special plastics are used instead of metals because they do not corrode.
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